St. Andrew's Church (Staten Island)

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Church of St. Andrew (Episcopal)
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LocationArthur Kill and Old Mill Rds., Staten Island, New York
Coordinates 40°34′22.3″N74°8′50.5″W / 40.572861°N 74.147361°W / 40.572861; -74.147361
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1872
ArchitectGeorge Mersereau
Architectural styleRomanesque, Norman Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 82005078 [1]
NYCL No.0399
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2000
Designated NYCLNovember 15, 1967

The Church of St. Andrew is a historic Episcopal church located at Arthur Kill and Old Mill Roads on the north side of Richmondtown in Staten Island, New York.

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The congregation was founded in 1708. The first church was built in 1708–1712 and expanded in 1770. The church was used as a hospital by the British during the American Revolutionary War, and later was heavily damaged by fire in 1867 and 1872. The church was rebuilt about 1872 in a Gothic style of fieldstone with stop-ended chamfered red brick trim. The attached Burch Hall was erected in 1924 in a matching style. [2] [3] [4]

It was designated a New York City landmark in 1967 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] The 1818 rectory is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Moore-McMillen House.

Cemetery and notable burials

The churchyard contains the graves of several prominent Staten Island families, including a number of Woods, and a prominent mausoleum to the Johnston Family. Other notable burials include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Saint Andrew's Church". Historic Richmond Town. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  3. "Our History". Church of Saint Andrew. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  4. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Barry Bergdoll and Anne B. Covell (June 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Andrew (Episcopal)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying five photographs
  5. "Our History". Church of Saint Andrew. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.